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Fool If You Think It's Over Chords by Chris Rea

Fool If You Think It's Over chords by Chris Rea

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Fool If You Think Its Over by Chris Rea: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

Fool If You Think Its Over is the title of a popular song from 1978 by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? The songs inspiration was the experience Reas younger sister Paula had had some years previously of being devastated at losing her first boyfriend,
  • Tuning: Standard tuning
  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Fool If You Think It`s Over
Chris Rea


Intro (drums)  C


      D       Gmaj7
Dyin` flames
            G     D  C6
You`re free again
          D7    G
Who could love
               Am7
Do that to you
               D      Gmaj7
All dressed in black
            Em7         D  Am7
He won`t be comin` back
               D7      D/E
Look save your tears
Esus4         E      Am7
Got years and years
             D           Gmaj7
The pains of seventeen
               Em7         Am7
Unreal they`re only dreams
Em        D
Save your cryin`
        Esus4  E
For the day
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Am7                    D    Gmaj7
Fool if you think it`s over
                    Em7
`Cause you said goodbye
Am7                    D6
Fool if you think it`s over
         Esus4   E
Tell you why
Am7                  D
New born eyes always cry with pain
G                         Em
First look at the mornin` sun
Am7                    D
Fool if you think it`s over
     Esus4  E     Am7
Just begun


             D6      Bm
Miss Teenage Dream
              Em7     Am
Such a tragic scene
                D      G
He knocked your crown
              Am7
And ran away
               D      Gmaj7
First wound of pride
            Em               Am7
And how you cried and cried
          D      D6
Save your tears
Esus4         E
Got years and years


Am7                    D      Gmaj7
Fool if you think it`s over
                    Em7
`Cause you said goodbye
Am7                    D
Fool if you think it`s over
         Esus4   E
Tell you why...


 Am7                    D      Gmaj7 Em
(Fool if you think it`s over)

 Am7                    D7    Esus4  E  Am7
(Fool if you think it`s over)


               D               Gmaj7
I`ll buy your first good wine
             Em7             Am7
We`ll have a real good time
           D             Esus4  E  Am7
Save your cryin` for the day

        D     Gmaj7
May not come
D6     Em7   Am7
But anyone
           D7   Esus4
Who had to pay
               E       E7
Would laugh at you and say


Am7                    D     Gmaj7
Fool if you think it`s over
                    Em
`Cause you said goodbye
Am7                    D6
Fool if you think it`s over
         Esus4   E   E7
Tell you why
Am7                  D
New born eyes always cry with pain
Gmaj7                     Em7
First look at the mornin` sun
Am7                    D
Fool if you think it`s over
     Esus4  E  E7  Am
Just begun

              D6
I`ll buy your first good wine
G                  Em7       Bm
Ooooh We`ll have a real good time
Am7       D              Esus4    E
Save your cryin` for the day
Am7                  D
New born eyes always cry with pain
Gmaj7                     Em
First look at the mornin` sun
Am7                    D
Fool if you think it`s over
     Esus4   E  E7 Am7  D
Just begun                (Fade Quickly)

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